What is the very best "natural" drum sample pack

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As the title says. Where do i find the best set of samples, sounding like "natural" drums. I have cubase, and the LM7 is a joke.
 
SheHadTheJack said:
and the LM7 is a joke.
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So laugh, clown.

The LM7 is not meant to be used for anything except building rough drum tracks that you then replace.

So good morning. And welcome to the joke portion of the day.

:rolleyes:
 
Thanks to Halion and altitude909 for constructive reply.
 
on this note.... anybody know of good "countryish" drum samples pack? or free loops?? would really add to my music just nicely as rockabilly of the 1950's and country are kinda tied in. Thanks
 
altitude909 said:
Toontrack Drumkit from Hell Superior and FXpansion BFD seem to be very popular here and run about $300

Otherwise, look for a sampler plugin and google free drum samples
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Another vote for Superior.

Custom and vintage are great.
 
I have a lot of good sounding wav. drum samples on my computer and I also need a drum machine so that I can import them and create tracks. I was going to use Leaf Drums, but apparently it's not available for download any more. Does anyone know of a free program that I can download?
 
This is a link to an older freeware program called Hammerhead. It lets you load your own wav samples, and has shuffle, distortion and sample reverse all built in.

Not bad for free.

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I'm sure this is not going to help in the slightest bit, but the drum kits built into Logic Studio 8 are the first real-sounding fake kits I've ever heard. I have a friend who is a longtime musician and heard a recording I did with them and he was incredibly surprised when I told them the drums were all MIDI sequences.

It's better because you can adjust the velocity and gate of each beat, so if you adjust each one slightly differently they'll sound completely real.

The problem is, of course, that Logic is Mac-only.
 
My $0.02

Based on the current prices on Sweetwater.com and my experience/exposure with each of the following, I'd rate them as follows in order of realism and capability. Notice how the price goes up as does the realism/control.... the exception being BFD 2.

Toontrack EZdrummer $149.97 ( Expansions are roughly $80 each and somewhat worth it )
Definitely EZ, sounds great but very limited sound shaping/control without using extra/outboard plug-ins. With enough outboard work it can sound awesome but that's not why you buy EZ Drummer.

XLN Audio Addictive Drums $229.97
EZ as EZ Drummer and way more sound shaping/control built in. Sounds great out of the box, even better if you know how to tweak it. Does Metal and old school rock/blues all with ease.

--------- Here's where it gets out of hand -----------

You really need to know hwat you're doing to get the most out of these more expensive ones.

FXpansion BFD 2.0 $399.99 ( Without the Steve Slate samples @ $329.97, definitely behind Superior 2 )
Awesome but only with lots of tweaking, expansions/add-ons and outboard plug-ins.

Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0 $299.97
Awesome sound shaping/control built in. Sounds great out of the box, unmatched if you know how to tweak it.



The lack of sound quality/realism/intuitive interface has left Guru, Storm Drum, DrumCore, Percussive Adventures 2, Session Drummer 2, Kinetic 2 off my list to consider. Also, I am not a fan of loops at all. Your control is very limited with them. I've not tried YellowTools Culture though I've heard good things about it.

Haven't tried M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig, Stylus RMX, Sonic Reality, East West or ILIO at all.
 
I own DKFH2, several EMU libraries, Sonivox BlueJay & Session Brush Drums. Had Yellow Tools Independence Free existed back then, I wouldn't have bought any of them. I reviewed it in the current issue of FrugalGuitarist.com and would highly recommend trying it out as it's 100% free. Here's a clip featuring drum, bass, and acoustic guitar programmed into SONAR and using Independence Free. The clip was also treated with SIR, however the VSTI includes its own convolution based reverb processor. The free version is extremely nice. If the commercial instrument had some good strings, I would upgrade in a heartbeat...
 
FWIW, steven slate will be releasing a standalone VST with his sample library early this fall...i wouldn't even think of buying anything else until that drops
 
you simply cannot beat BFD2's interface, options, variety of sounds, and audio engine. Not to mention expandability.
 
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